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The solar majorThe GPE Solar major is designed for engineerswho want to specialize in the vast field of solarenergy conversion. Students are scientificallyintroduced to modern solar technologiesand gather management skills and know-howrequired in today’s solar industry.GPE Solar students are highly motivated individualswho wish to get involved with newchallenges in a very promising and quicklygrowing industry. A GPE education is designedto give students the capability to takeon activities in solar industry firms demandinga high degree of responsibility.The training contents are oriented toward thestate of the research and the requirements ofprofessional practice. In order to meet theserequirements, GPE Solar was initiated jointlywith the Renewables Academy (Renac) as acollaboration partner. Renac works closelywith leading companies, research facilitiesand individual experts in the solar industryand forms an interface between business andthe university.Except for the International Communicationmodule group, GPE Solar offers solar specificclasses in each module group. These are forinstance manufacturing of solar componentsin Production, state of the art solarthermal and photovoltaic system design inEngineering or Concentrating Solar Power inthe Special Profile. The solar classes in theManagement module group provide studentswith a broad perspective of recent solarmarket development, business strategies andproject management skills.Besides solar specific classes, students canchoose from selected GPE Manufacturingcourses, which allow the transfer of provenstate of the research production knowledgeand skills to modern solar production andengineering. These include for instanceproduction planning and control, processorientedplant layout, and CaX programs.As a leading center for the solar industry,Berlin and of course Germany as a wholeoffer great opportunities for internships inresearch and development, manufacturing,consultancies, project development, only toname a few.After completing their studies, graduateswork as planners, builders, or product andprocess managers in designing and improvingsolar value-creation chains. In their newjobs, they take on leading roles in the globalsolar industry, the electrical and electronicsindustry, and in mechanical and facilitiesengineering.31